Yongin City Improves Traffic Systems at Six Major Intersections... Expands Diagonal Crosswalks

Yongin City Upgrades Six Major Intersections, Including Cheoin-gu Office
Invests 500 Million Won to Improve Pedestrian Safety and Traffic Flow
Gomae IC and Seongbok-dong Projects to Be Completed by End of August
Construction at Intersection in Front of Suji High School to Begin in August

Yongin Special City in Gyeonggi Province has improved the traffic systems at six major intersections to enhance pedestrian safety and vehicle flow for its citizens.

Yongin Special City improved traffic systems at six major intersections to create a safer road environment. Photo by Yongin City.

The Yongin Special City government (Mayor Lee Sangil) announced on July 29 that it had completed facility improvement work at major intersections, including the Cheoin-gu Office intersection, with a total project cost of 500 million won.

The intersections targeted for this project were the Cheoin-gu Office intersection, the entrance intersection to Giheung Hyosung Harrington Place in Yeongdeok-dong, Giheung-gu, the intersection in front of Pogok Middle School in Pogok-eup, Cheoin-gu, the Pungdeokcheon Samgeori in Suji-gu, the Woosung Villa Samgeori, and the Dongbaek Underground Road intersection in Giheung-gu—a total of six locations.

The city installed diagonal crosswalks at both the Cheoin-gu Office intersection and the entrance to Giheung Hyosung Harrington Place, making walking more convenient and increasing pedestrian safety. At the intersection in front of Pogok Middle School—where school safety was needed—and at the Dongbaek Underground Road intersection, which experienced complex vehicle traffic, new crosswalks were installed or existing crossings were relocated to improve pedestrian movement lines.

Meanwhile, at Pungdeokcheon Samgeori and Woosung Villa Samgeori, the width of the lanes was adjusted to secure additional space for vehicle passage. As a result, the city expects that bottlenecks will be eased and traffic flow will be even smoother.

The city explained that, during the construction process, it utilized nearby national and public land to streamline administrative procedures, thereby minimizing both the construction period and inconvenience to citizens.

Yongin Special City improved the traffic system at six major intersections to create a safer road environment. Photo by Yongin City Photo at Cheoin District Office Intersection.

Additional traffic improvement projects are underway. Traffic facility improvements at the exit of Gomae IC in Giheung-gu and at the intersection in front of Seongbok 1st Hillstate in Suji-gu are scheduled for completion by the end of August. Construction to improve the intersection in front of Suji High School in Pungdeokcheon-dong, Suji-gu, will also begin in August.

Lee Sangil, Mayor of Yongin Special City, stated, “We have focused on solving the everyday traffic inconveniences and safety concerns experienced by citizens by improving the traffic systems. We will safely complete the projects currently underway and ensure that future projects proceed without a hitch, building a safe and pleasant transportation environment.”

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